There’s a vulnerability in Master Lock branded padlocks that allows anyone to learn the combination in eight or fewer tries, a process that requires less than two minutes and a minimal amount of skill ...

Forgot your Master lock combo? Or want some incentive to not use a Master padlock? There’s a website for that. The video above from Samy Kamar shows how you can crack any Master combination lock ...

Padlocks are a convenient way to keep your stuff safe from opportunistic kleptos, but they're not invincible. When it comes to Master Locks, you don't even need a bolt cutter to get through. These ...

There's a device out there that can take any Master combination lock and open it in a few seconds — so if your life savings are secured by one of these venerable padlocks, you might want to grab ...

Click to viewNext time you forget the combination to your Master padlock (you know, the one you bought because it's bulletproof), follow DIY web site wikiHow's step-by-step instructions for cracking a ...

Look, we all know that Master combo locks, which go for $4 a pop, are not paragons of security. But damn, this looks easy. In a new video, hacker Samy Kamkar demonstrates a dead simple trick that he ...

Last week, an interesting story made the rounds on social media about a researcher named Samy Kamkar who discovered a flaw in Master-brand combination locks and was able to open the lock in eight ...

A common trope in bank heist B-movies is someone effortlessly bypassing a safe’s combination lock. Typically, the hero or villain will turn the dial while listening to the internal machinery, then ...

My buddy bought a combination padlock at a garage sale. It was made by Master Lock, and was the model with the stainless-steel case with a black dial and white numbers ranging from 0 to 39. The ...